Headquartered in Danbury, Connecticut, Branson Ultrasonics Corporation is the leading worldwide manufacturer of plastics joining equipment including ultrasonic, linear and orbital vibration welders, hot plate welders, laser IRAM welders, infrared welders, thermal welders and spin welders for assembling thermoplastics.

Branson also manufactures equipment for metal welding, liquid processing and precision cleaning. Branson was founded in 1946 and is a subsidiary of Emerson, St. Louis, MO, as part of the Industrial Automation Division.